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30 Cards in this Set
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Estrange |
cause someone to no longer be close to someone |
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Extol |
praise enthusiastically
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Farce |
a comic dramatic work using horseplay and has weird situations |
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Fiasco |
a thing that is a complete failure
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Foray |
a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory
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Gauche |
lacking ease or grace
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Impel |
drive or force someone to do something
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Impetus |
force of energy with which a body moves
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Inimitable |
so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy
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Unsavory |
disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at
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Elucidate |
make something clear, explain |
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Lucent |
glowing with or giving off light |
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Lucid |
expressed clearly; easy to understand
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Lucubration |
study
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Phosphorescent |
light emitted by a substance without combustion
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Photogenic |
looking attractive in photographs
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Photosensitive |
having a chemical or other response to light
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Photosynthesis |
the process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize |
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Translucent |
allowing light, to pass through
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Commemorate |
recall and show respect for someone in a ceremony
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Immemorial |
very old, originating in the past
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Memoir |
a historical account written from personal knowledge; autobiography
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Memorabilia |
objects kept because of their historical interest
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Memorandum |
a note or record made for future use |
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Retroactive |
taking effect from a date in the past
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Retrofit |
add to something that did not have it when manufactured
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Retrograde |
directed or moving backward
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Retrogress |
go back to an earlier state |
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Retrospective |
looking back on or dealing with past events |
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Photograph |
a picture made using a camera |
